Just watched an episode. As with many of them, part of the fun today is spotting the young almost unknown actors. Today it was Bert Convy in only his fourth role as listed here on IMDb.COM.
One of the things that strikes me now when I watch Perry Mason and compare it to modern shows of similar type is how respectful all the regular characters are toward each other. It didn't seem so when I was a kid watching it when it was first run, but Perry and Lt. Tragg, and Hamilton Burger generally are pretty civil to each other and understand that the others are doing their job. Sure, Perry occasionally hides someone but it's before it would be a crime to do so, once he knows the person has a warrant he sticks to the law. On todays shows both the good and bad guys often break the law if it suits their purpose and in fact often seem to revel in it.
As far as I can recall, all the vehicles for the show were supplied by Ford Motor Company and usually you saw Perry driving a Ford, Mercury, or Lincoln and Paul Drake was also in a Ford and often a T-Bird to keep to his rakish image. One thing I noticed in tonight's episode was that as usual they all drove Ford products EXCEPT for the guy who had be set up as a suicide in his garage. For the suicide car they used what appeared to be a 59 or 60 Buick or Oldsmobiled. Guess Ford didn't want people dying in their cars!!
One of the things that strikes me now when I watch Perry Mason and compare it to modern shows of similar type is how respectful all the regular characters are toward each other. It didn't seem so when I was a kid watching it when it was first run, but Perry and Lt. Tragg, and Hamilton Burger generally are pretty civil to each other and understand that the others are doing their job. Sure, Perry occasionally hides someone but it's before it would be a crime to do so, once he knows the person has a warrant he sticks to the law. On todays shows both the good and bad guys often break the law if it suits their purpose and in fact often seem to revel in it.
As far as I can recall, all the vehicles for the show were supplied by Ford Motor Company and usually you saw Perry driving a Ford, Mercury, or Lincoln and Paul Drake was also in a Ford and often a T-Bird to keep to his rakish image. One thing I noticed in tonight's episode was that as usual they all drove Ford products EXCEPT for the guy who had be set up as a suicide in his garage. For the suicide car they used what appeared to be a 59 or 60 Buick or Oldsmobiled. Guess Ford didn't want people dying in their cars!!